ta
interjection
thank you.
ta
1 American
[tah]
/ tɑ /
interjection
British Slang.
tā
2
American
[tah]
/ tɑ /
noun
ṭā
3
American
[tah]
/ tɑ /
noun
Ta
4
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
TA
5
American
TA
1
British
abbreviation
Ta
2
British
symbol
ta
3
British
/ tɑː /
interjection
Etymology
Origin of ta1
First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration
Origin of tā2
From Arabic
Origin of ṭā3
From Arabic
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She also said that Labour had pledged in its manifesto to tackle ticket touting - where secondary sites sell tickets at vastly inflated prices, and there would be ta consultation on it in the autumn.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2024
Bridges’ rich, opulent voice illuminated every line of her role, soaring to the high B-flat of the opera’s most famous aria, “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
It is instead Germanic in origin and impressive in stature — a dish with the ta da! factor of popovers or crepes but without the fuss or stress.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2022
“I mean, in terms of the character, I love the character,” he said, “But, of course, baritone role, ta ta ta. …”
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
Whyn’tcha come on out ta the rig, meet everyone, get some grub, and we can talk business?”
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
Though I may not touch it yet I may see Si non tangendi copia ē videndi tā; erit.
From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by W. Carew Hazlitt
One new concept, expressed by dā and ndā, or tā and ntā.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
They trade A ta way wok Ata way wok Ma tā a leeay la Eghon a el nee.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by John M'lean
Ye trade Ki da ta way min Ki da tā wan o wa Mata a la ozayo Na ool nee.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by John M'lean
Taking the Rasta name Jabari Muata Ta Seti, he returned to Bradford and worked as a voluntary counsellor, also setting up the anti-drugs charity Black Against Crack in the city in the mid-1990s.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
In Des Moines, Iowa, Axios reporter Linh Ta used to attend three-hour city budget meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The dispute later expanded to the 13th Century Ta Moan temple complex - which Cambodia claimed Thai troops had lined with barbed wire on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
As a first generation Vietnamese American, Ta spent his Sundays at one of his mom’s nail salons in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
I wished I could live with Alef, Ba, and Ta, for I felt so alone and afraid at Dar El-Tifl.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
Public IB maintains an overweight rating on the Malaysian plantation sector, pegging Sarawak Plantation and TA Ann as top picks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Public IB maintains an overweight rating on the Malaysian plantations sector, pegging Sarawak Plantation and TA Ann as top picks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
TA Securities maintains a neutral rating on Malaysia’s semiconductor sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
TA Securities downgrades Malaysia’s automotive sector’s rating to underweight from neutral, with sell ratings on Bermaz Auto, MBM Resources and Sime Darby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Trevor told the TA, and then he turned to me.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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